The Kennedy Fighting Irish will square off against the Fullerton Indians at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Kennedy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Garden Grove on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Fighting Irish with their most commanding win of the season.
Marilyn Zarate
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Katie Torrez and Marilyn Zarate did most of the damage at the plate: Torrez went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs and three RBI, while Zarate went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave Zarate a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sydney Batalon, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Kennedy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.2.
Meanwhile, Fullerton beat Segerstrom 8-3 on Wednesday.
Katelynn Mathews looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayley Brock, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Abby Lee was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Fullerton's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Kennedy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
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